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Ten steps to improving casting yield in ductile iron foundries norberto t. Directly reduced iron directly reduced iron is a product of iron steel direct reduction from ores in the solid. The role of microstructure on tensile plastic behavior of. Cast iron offers the design engineer a lowcost, highstrength material that can be easily cast into a wide variety of useful, and sometimes complex, shapes. Molding methods and materials, american foundrymens society, 1962 c. The restraint is installed on the spigot end of the pipe and. It has a wide range of properties, including higher. Handbook ductile iron pipe, cast iron pipe by cast iron pipe research association. The database was subjected to a statistical analysis by a thirdparty statistician to determine the corrosion rate of gray iron pipe versus ductile iron. If you want to remove everything and start with a clean slate, there is a clear all button near the top of the screen, or if you want to make smaller changes you can gain points by removing already known techs to buy new ones.
This handbook from asm covers the entire spectrum of one of the most widely used and versatile of all metals. Stefanescu, the university of alabama the term cast iron, like the term steel, identifies a large family of ferrous. Wear resistance of high chromium white cast iron for coal. An inoculation phenomenon in cast iron zagadnienie modyfikacji zeliwa the paper presents a solidi. Asm handbook cast iron science and technology edited by doru m. Molding methods and materials, american foundrymens society. Ductile iron societyresearch committee report literature summary. Establish procedures and standards in support of the development of real estate. Below is the available product literature for our ductile iron pipe and corresponding joint types.
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Ductile iron data for design engineers revised edition. The cast iron soil pipe institute cispi was organized in 1949 by the leading american manufacturers of cast iron soil pipe and fittings. Some chemistry of iron the department of chemistry, uwi. Guidelines installation guide for ductile iron pipe. Sulfur can be both detrimental and beneficial element in ductile iron and compacted graphite iron. Nodular cast iron, ferritic matrix, mechanical properties, low temperature, impact properties. Ductile iron, also known as ductile cast iron, nodular cast iron, spheroidal graphite iron, spheroidal graphite cast iron and sg iron, is a type of graphiterich cast iron discovered in 1943 by keith millis. Classification and basic metallurgy of cast iron doru m. Ductile iron data for engineers preface ductile iron data for design engineers revised edition. The aco eurobar ductile iron handbook our authors william roberts and marco antes have researched for you. The ultimate operations handbook of the golden avengers armor. Title 673 isbn 0 7506 4286 6 library of congress cataloguing in publication data foseco nonferrous foundrymans handbookrevised and edited by john r. This triggered gonshiro kubota, our founder, to produce the first iron pipes in japan. The standard nominal sizes dn of pipes to fittings are from 80 mm to 2000 mm.
Read on to know more on the unique properties of cast iron. Pearlite, with combined carbon, contributes hardness and strength with lower ductility. Sulfur relationships in ductile and compacted graphite iron. Cast iron is formed by remelting pig iron, and is useful for a variety of engineering purposes. Because the data overlaps in some instances, only the regressions lines.
Duque sudesh kannan selee corporation hendersonville, nc, usa abstract ten steps for increasing yield in ductile iron. Mechanical and microstructural characterization of nodular. In short, it uses skills that developers already posses. This paper describes the abrasive wearresistant white cast iron, in the structure of which there is a high content of carbides. For more information, please contact a marketing and specifications representative. Notice this field handbook contains selected information that is excerpted and summarized from the ppi handbook for polyethylene pipe and performance pipe literatures. The series 15pf00td is a split, serrated restraint for ductile iron pipe and awwa c900 pvc pipe at ductile iron fittings. Piwonka, university of alabama introduction the casting process involves the pouring of molten metal into a mold. The origin of kubota s ductile iron pipes goes way back to 1890s. This standard describes grooved and shouldered joints for ductile iron pipe, metallic pressure pipe of iron pipe size. It is not intended to be a complete textbook or handbook on ductile iron. The title describes both the contents and the objective of this book. While most varieties of cast iron are weak in tension and brittle, ductile iron has much more impact and fatigue resistance, due to its nodular graphite inclusions.
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Sulfurs harmful and beneficial effects are related to the amount present before magnesium treatment nodularizing process as well as its concentration during graphite nucleation. This chapter focuses on ductile iron, which is also known as spheroidal graphite iron or nodular iron. Cast irons helps the reader learn about routine nondestructive testing to ensure the necessary casting quality, along with failure and metallograph analysis. Dipra has a technical publication to address virtually every aspect of the application of ductile iron pipe. The instructions are intended and designed to fix this. View our list of downloadable technical publications addressing benefits and application of. Our ductile iron castings are well known throughout the industry for highimpact resistance and a high modulus of elasticity and strength, resulting in heavier load. Cast iron soil pipe and fittings handbook revised and edited under the direction of the technical advisory group of the cast iron soil pipe institute cast iron soil pipe institute 5959 shallowford road, suite 419 chattanooga, tennessee.
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Chapter 6 ductile iron 70 production of ductile iron 70 melting ductile iron base 74 cupola melting and duplexing 74 induction furnace melting 75. Cast iron is a group of ironcarbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2%. Deteriorated graphite in casting surfaces summary dis research has shown that a considerable drop in the fatigue life of ductile iron castings occurs when there are surface defects or deteriorated graphite in the skin of castings. High chromium cast irons are widely used as abrasion resistant materials. The iron pdf library takes the frustration out of generating pdf documents by not relying on proprietary apis. Abrasionresistant cast iron handbook asm editors on. Molding methods and materials, american foundrymens. S sulphur in normal iron but not wanted in spheroidal graphite iron. Cast iron science and technology handbooks asm international. Select the pdfs you want to add to your submittal package from the list below, or click each link for individual pdfs.
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Finally, property characteristics are thoroughly presented including physical, fatigue and fracture, and elevatedtemperature. Stefanescu, fasm, the ohio state university and the university of alabama. Metal casting processes, techniques and design, second edition provides an update to the first singlevolume guide to cover modern principles and processes in such breadth and depth, while also retaining a clear, practical focus. Steel and iron handbook niir project consultancy services. Beginning with a brief introduction to the ferrous alloys and metals, types and production of cast iron, production of compacted graphite irons, ductile iron, malleable cast iron and current status of steel making. Abrasion resistant iron data from the abrasionresistant cast iron handbook.
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